Lead Engineer II - Aircraft Outfitting Sales Support

Position Purpose:

Executes engineering projects of significant complexity, with predetermined scope by providing direction to a team of engineering employees with diverse skills or multi-disciplines within a single department

Principle Duties and Responsibilities:

Essential Functions:

1. Exercises mature engineering judgment in determining appropriate actions, defining and planning tasks, and developing technical performance requirements .
2. Supervises the activities of a team of subordinate employees; contributes to performance reviews, coordinates activities for assigned personnel, establishes and communicates clear performance expectations .
3. Optimizes technical product quality within cost and schedule requirements .
4. Independently conceives, plans and conducts research into problem areas of considerable complexity .
5. Provides technical guidance to ensure quality of product and schedule .
6. Trains new engineers in methods and procedures .
7. May be called upon to assist in budget preparation and employee evaluations .

Additional Functions:

1. Maintains a current knowledge of developments and applications of technical principles, theories, and concepts in assigned field of expertise .

Perform other duties as assigned.

Other Requirements:

1. The level of managerial skills and abilities appropriate for this grade may be established by each discipline.
2. Assigned to problems of complex scope requiring creativity, foresight, problem solving skills, and analysis of a variety of factors.
3. Faulty decisions could cause delays in schedules, and inefficient use of resources.
4. Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including strong interpersonal skills.
5. Interacts frequently with subordinates or external/cross-functional contacts on exchange of technical information.
6. Supports budget for assigned area.
7. Has direct employee supervision responsibilities.